InterestedObserver

My comments are in response toDCHSTIGERS posts #'s 3 &7 under, "How does DeKalb change." I'm amused at your comments concerning the players...ie, "lack of heart...poor blocking...they don't make tackles, etc., etc.! Your pathetic attempt to shift the blame for their poor performance record (1-6) to the players indicates to me, "you have LITTLE or NO knowledge concerning what it takes to build a winning high school football program!" It STARTS and ENDS with theCOACH!!! The current head coach has worked hard on the physical developement of the playersand, it shows, contrary to you comments, at game time. Unfortunately, the coach has not done a good job in the following areas: Player skills developement...proper use of available talent...game planning...play calling during games and worst of all, the ability to communicate with his players! This team goes into its 8th and final home game of the season at 1-6. Frankly, knowledgeable people felt this team had sufficient talent to have achieved a minimum record of 3-4 going into the White House Game. Thelosses to Watertown ,and yes, the home coming game to Upperman can be laid directly at the feet of the coach! The reasons, poor play selection and weak choices of selected players in key positions! This team has the talent, if properly used, to still salvage what is at best a dissatisfying season by winning at least 2 of their remaining 3 games. Unfortunately, unless the coach will, "look into the mirror" and acknowledge and correct his errors by supporting and using the the players with the talent and experience to make the team reasonably competitive, we will turn the remaing 3-0 season into 0-3! Now, DCHSTIGER, "take your best shot at my commrnts but remember it's up to the coach to "make thingshappen in a positive way during the balance of the season." Can he and his staff do it?? I'd like to think he Can and WILL do it! By the way, a recent comment on Coach T concerning "Bear Bryant's" view of the coach's responsibility says it best! I hope you read it and, more importantly, understand it!

As the old saying goes,"The QB gets too much credit when his team wins, and too much blame when his team looses!" The DeKalb QB change is interesting... In the 2005 season (team record 0-10) no starting QB changes were made. This in spite of a tremendously high turnover rate,(an average of 4 plus per game.) In 2006 a 4 year senior player, who in a great number of opinions is the best athlete onthe team, was asked to move from WR to the QB position. Now, after 6 games, (1-5 record, which should be 2-4 but isn't due to poor game management (Watertown) by the head coach) a coaching decision is made to make a change at the QB position! Of course it is the head coach's perogative to make this change. But my complaint is with the timing (homecoming) and the way it was handled. This resulted in the junior back-up QB quitting the team, leaving the team without a back-up QB for the Upperman game. Wow, some coaching decision!! Rest assured, the senior QB moving to WR will support the change fully and give 110% at the WR position in support of his team! Let's wish the freshman QB good luck...he has the potential to be a "solid player" down the road! I agree with the thought that, "it's time to make changes when the team's record over last year and this year is 1-15, I'm not sure, however, if those changes should only be at the players level! This is, however, a "HOMECOMING" game for DeKalb and the players deserve the fans total support. GO TIGERS!!